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Sai Tau Wai () is a village in Wang Chau,
Yuen Long District Yuen Long District (Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation, formerly Un Long) is one of the districts of Hong Kong, districts of Hong Kong. Located in the northwest of the New Territories, it had a population of 662,000 in 2021. Geogra ...
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. It may have been a
walled village A walled village () is a type of large traditional multi-family communal living structure found in China, that is designed to be easily defensible. It is completely surrounded by thick defensive walls, protecting the residents from the attack ...
in the past, although it is not confirmed.
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. Historic Building Appraisal
Shrine, Sai Tau Wai, Wang Chau
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Recognised status

Sai Tau Wai is a recognised village under the
New Territories The New Territories (N.T., Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: ) is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of H ...
Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The objective was to improve the then prevailing low standard of housing in the rural areas of the New Territories. The policy allows an indigenous male villager who is 18 ye ...
. It is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Sai Tau Wai is part of the Ping Shan North constituency.


History

Sai Tau Wai was historically a ''
Punti ''Punti'' ( zh, t=本地, j=bun2 dei6, l=locals) is a Cantonese endonym referring to the native Cantonese people of Guangdong and Guangxi. In Hong Kong, ''Punti'' designates Weitou dialect-speaking locals in contrast to non-Weitou speaker ...
''village.


Features

There is a village shrine in Sai Tau Wai. The historic row of houses Nos. 4, 5 and 7A has been listed as Grade III historic buildings.
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List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
/ref> As of 2023, No. 4 had been demolished and the corner house of 7A had been demolished and rebuilt.


See also

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I Shing Temple I Shing Temple or I Shing Kung () is a temple in Tung Tau Wai, Wang Chau (Yuen Long), Wang Chau, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. It is dedicated to Hung Shing and Che Kung. The temple was built in 1718 by the residents of six villages of Wang Ch ...
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Walled villages of Hong Kong Most of the walled villages of Hong Kong are located in the New Territories. History During the Ming and Qing dynasties, coastal areas in Guangdong experienced numerous attacks from pirates. The area of present-day Hong Kong was particular ...


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Delineation of area of existing village Sai Tau Wai (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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Antiquities Advisory Board The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Secretary for Development, Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monum ...
. Historic Building Appraisal
Nos. 4 & 7A, & Lot WCL 132 in DD123, Sai Tau Wai, Wang ChauPictures
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Antiquities Advisory Board The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Secretary for Development, Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monum ...
. Historic Building Appraisal
Shrine, Sai Tau Wai, Wang ChauPictures
Villages in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong Walled villages of Hong Kong Wang Chau (Yuen Long) {{NewTerritories-geo-stub